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EDP

EDP is a vertically integrated utility present in 25 countries, operating across electricity and gas, with nearly 70% renewable energy production and almost 11 million customers.

Lobbying Activity

Response to EU’s next long-term budget (MFF) – implementing EU funding with Member States and regions

29 Oct 2025

EDP welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the discussion on the EUs next long-term budget (MFF) and the implementation of EU funding in partnership with Member States and regions. This debate is essential to ensure that the EU budget delivers on its objectives of supporting the energy transition, enhancing competitiveness, and promoting territorial cohesion across Europe. In the annex, we present EDPs perspective on current implementation practices and key recommendations for improving the design, coordination, and governance of future EU funding programmes.
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EDP calls for more electrification funding in next EU budget

29 Oct 2025
Topic — The European Commission is seeking feedback on the EU's post-2027 long-term budget.
Message — The organization requests dedicated financial instruments for electrification and rejects a new corporate tax. It also urges preserving specific environmental programs to prevent diluting their impact.12
Why — This would protect the company from additional taxes and ensure continued project subsidies.34
Impact — Member States lose financial flexibility if a larger share of carbon revenue goes to the EU.5
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EDP urges harmonized EU rules for net-zero public procurement

13 Oct 2025
Topic — This consultation establishes environmental sustainability requirements for public procurement of clean technologies.
Message — EDP advocates for harmonization across Member States to prevent the emergence of divergent national rules. They call for legal coordination to reconcile the proposal with existing national laws. Finally, they request a clear scope definition for the lifecycle coverage of solar components.123
Why — A single set of rules would reduce compliance costs across their international markets.4
Impact — Foreign manufacturers might be disadvantaged by rules excluding suppliers based outside the EU.5
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EDP Urges EU to Prioritize Strategic Cross-Border Energy Interconnections

13 Oct 2025
Topic — The EU is revising its energy security rules to address decarbonization and geopolitical supply risks.
Message — The company recommends elevating interconnection projects to European strategic objectives and implementing capacity mechanisms to ensure supply adequacy. They also advocate for including distributors and power plants in investigations of major grid failures.123
Why — Expanded interconnections and new compensation models would lower operational risks and secure funding for its dispatchable assets.45
Impact — Energy suppliers currently lose out by paying for system costs during grid incidents without a way to recover expenses.6
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EDP urges broader state aid for large-scale renewable projects

6 Oct 2025
Topic — Revision of rules exempting specific state aid categories from prior Commission approval.
Message — EDP calls for a new aid category for renewable production and full eligibility for hybrid projects. They advocate removing capacity limits for hydrogen operating aid and prioritizing project maturity over economic criteria.123
Why — This expansion would allow EDP to secure significant public funding for its large-scale energy infrastructure.45
Impact — Smaller hydrogen developers would lose their exclusive access to operating aid under current capacity thresholds.6
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EDP urges renewable permitting reforms to meet 2040 climate goals

3 Sept 2025
Topic — The initiative amends the European Climate Law to include the 2040 target.
Message — EDP seeks ambitious renewable targets supported by an agile permitting framework and grid expansion. They advocate for transparent carbon removals with separate sub-targets for abatement and removals. The company also suggests linking the EU ETS with other regulated carbon markets.123
Why — Streamlined permitting and grid upgrades would help the company expand its renewable portfolio efficiently.4
Impact — Low-quality offset developers lose out as EDP demands strict eligibility and liability standards.5
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EDP urges EU to include energy infrastructure in material recovery

25 Jul 2025
Topic — This regulation identifies waste streams with high potential for recovering critical raw materials.
Message — EDP seeks prioritization of wind turbines and grid equipment in the new recovery list. They also request streamlined reporting to avoid overlapping with existing environmental regulations.12
Why — Simplified reporting and clear definitions would lower administrative costs and facilitate cross-border projects.34
Impact — Mining companies could face lower demand as the EU prioritizes recycling over primary materials.5
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EDP calls for broader criteria in EU Innovation Fund

8 Jul 2025
Topic — Evaluation of the Innovation Fund's effectiveness and its future strategic development.
Message — EDP calls for broadening innovation definitions to include grid stability technologies like batteries. They also suggest allowing the Hydrogen Bank to combine EU and national aid.12
Why — EDP would improve the financial viability of its hydrogen and storage projects.34
Impact — Developers of mature, low-cost projects would lose their competitive advantage for funding.5
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EDP Urges Flexibility in EU Electricity Switching Rules

17 Jun 2025
Topic — The initiative establishes interoperability requirements for data access during electricity customer switching.
Message — EDP calls for flexibility to allow gradual alignment with diverse national market models and IT systems. They request clearer guidance on technical deadlines and the specific roles of national regulators.12
Why — This approach would reduce immediate compliance costs and prevent disruption to legacy IT platforms.3
Impact — Customers seeking faster service may lose out if the 24-hour switching target is delayed.4
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EDP urges Modernisation Fund expansion and simplified rules

22 May 2025
Topic — Evaluation of the Modernisation Fund operating rules to support EU decarbonisation.
Message — EDP requests extending the fund post-2030 and increasing its revenue share. They suggest moving to a rolling submission model to improve responsiveness. The fund's focus on lower-income states should be preserved.123
Why — Faster approvals and retroactive eligibility would reduce investment risks and implementation delays.4
Impact — Other sectors and countries would lose access to these climate transition funds.5
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EDP urges alignment between Taxonomy and other reporting rules

26 Mar 2025
Topic — A consultation on simplifying EU Taxonomy reporting requirements to reduce administrative burdens for companies.
Message — EDP requests full alignment between the Taxonomy, CSRD, and CS3D to reduce regulatory complexity. They also argue that the requirement to report operational expenditure should be eliminated entirely.12
Why — This would lower compliance costs by removing specific financial indicators from mandatory disclosures.34
Impact — Large companies will find it harder to perform supply chain due diligence.5
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EDP Urges Relief From Restrictive Utility Procurement Rules

5 Mar 2025
Topic — Evaluation of EU directives governing public and specialized sector procurement contracts.
Message — EDP calls for reducing national rules that go beyond the directives' intent. They want to avoid applying public sector standards to private entities. They also suggest simplifying the dual framework that currently burdens energy distributors.123
Why — This would allow utilities to select more technically sound and cost-effective offers.4
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Response to Implementing Act on non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions

21 Feb 2025

EDP S.A. welcomes this European Commission initiative, emphasizing the need for a clearer implementing regulation to ensure harmonized implementation across Member States. EDP has been integrating sustainability throughout its value chain, starting from the procurement of equipment, through project design, construction, and operation, and extending to the decommissioning of its assets. However, caution is advised when implementing non-price criteria to avoid adverse effects on renewable projects, which are crucial for meeting decarbonization goals, since non-price criteria, particularly resilience, may not attract private investment or provide certainty, potentially making renewable development more expensive and harder to finance. A pragmatic auction design with non-price criteria should focus on meeting objectives while mitigating administrative burdens and legal risks. Art. 1 should explicitly exclude batteries and EVSEs, and a clear definition of "renewable energy installation" should be provided. Consistency between evidence of responsible business conduct (Art. 4) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CS3D). Art. 5 should include robust data security practices and recommend "EEA jurisdictions or equivalent" for third-country security levels. Art. 6 should introduce flexibility for project promoters to adapt commitments on suppliers/contractors post-bidding while complying with resilience criteria. Art. 7 should favor supplier diversification to reduce single-source risk and ensure resilience criteria are feasible economically. Governments should publish a 5-year calendar for developers and supply chains. European strategic countries should be treated as domestic suppliers. Simplification of language and further specification of prequalification and award alternatives are recommended. Paragraph 7.2 should be removed, and an exit clause should be added to paragraph 7 in case of supply chain unavailability. Onshore wind should be excluded from paragraph 7.3 due to practical differences from offshore wind. Sustainability contribution should clarify materiality based on technology and project size to avoid low-materiality requests. The concept of materiality should align with the CSRD definition. Life cycle assessment (Art. 8) for bids will vary, making direct comparisons unsuitable. Biodiversity (Art. 10) monitoring systems should assess impacts relevant to each technology, promoting standardized methodologies and linking awarding criteria to local community benefits. Innovation criteria (Art. 14) should align with REDIII, focusing on desired results rather than technology selection and linking innovation with other sustainability criteria. Energy system integration criteria (Art 15) should support flexibility and hybrid power plants, with locational impact criteria defined per grid area and quotas published in advance. EDP supports stakeholder and expert consultations for bid methodology design (Art. 16) but warns against fragmented implementation by national authorities. Compliance proof should be submitted at Financial Investment Decision, allowing developers time to secure suitable suppliers. Art. 17 should include safeguards for penalties, accounting for force majeure situations and circumstances beyond developers' control, such as severe financial deterioration, supply chain failures, manufacturing delays, and unforeseen circumstances impacting project feasibility. Please find the additional comments in the attached file.
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Response to Delegated act on primarily used components under the Net-Zero Industry Act

20 Feb 2025

EDP welcomes the EC initiative to perform a comprehensive assessment to identify the specific components primarily used to produce net-zero technologies. EDP has been integrating sustainability throughout its value chain, starting from the procurement of equipment, through project design, construction, and operation, and extending to the decommissioning of its assets. Our sustainability practices are already externally recognized as a competitive advantage, particularly by raters such as S&P, which consistently ranks EDP at the top (in 2023 - "EDP stands out as the most sustainable electricity company globally"). However, caution is needed when implementing measures such as non-price criteria to strengthen internal competitiveness, ensuring they do not have unintended adverse effects on the realization of renewable projects is essential to meet decarbonization goals at both the EU and Member State levels. Additional specific components not included in the present delegated regulation may still fall within the scope if the project promoter can provide evidence that the specific components are primarily used to produce net-zero technologies. This evidence (e.g. via market studies or off-take agreements) should be transparent and harmonized as much as possible between national competent authorities, to avoid market distortions or unfair level playing field between member states.
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Response to List of net-zero technology final products and their main specific components

20 Feb 2025

EDP welcomes the European Commission (EC) initiative. EDP has been integrating sustainability throughout its value chain, starting from the procurement of equipment, through project design, construction, and operation, and extending to the decommissioning of its assets. Our sustainability practices are already externally recognized as a competitive advantage, particularly by raters such as S&P, which consistently ranks EDP at the top (in 2023 - "EDP stands out as the most sustainable electricity company globally"). However, caution is needed when implementing measures such as non-price criteria to strengthen internal competitiveness, ensuring they do not have unintended adverse effects on the realization of renewable projects is essential to meet decarbonization goals at both the EU and Member State levels. The Article 25 introduces several provisions and obligations related to resilience and sustainability in public procurement, particularly for products and components with high dependency on third countries, namely including additional taxes for the procurement of these components. These requirements could not only place a significant strain on EU supply chains, leading to potential delays in the supply of products and components, but could also lead to increase grid costs, which are a foundation for the energy transition, and for which any measures that could pose a barrier for deployment should be avoided or addressed. To mitigate potential disruptions, we propose reducing the list of covered products and components under Electricity Grid Technologies (exclude circuit breakers, switchgears, insulators and smart meters), Offshore Wind Technologies (exclude foundations / floaters) and Solar Technologies (replacing "PV trackers for large-scale plants" by "PV racking, including trackers and fixed structures"). Additionally, these measures could significantly impact regulated companies, as they operate under economic regulation models with medium-term allowed revenues set within regulatory periods and efficiency targets or incentives. Since these provisions may increase procurement costs, it is crucial to account for their impact in the allowed revenues and how they later reflect into final prices. We also highlight the lack of clarity regarding the regulatory treatment of additional taxes applied to products and components in cases of non-compliance with the resilience principle, particularly the obligations outlined in Article 25, paragraph 7. Particularly regarding DSOs, to prevent undue financial strain, these taxes should be incorporated into the Regulatory Asset Base (RAB). This approach would ensure that the economic value of products and components subject to these obligations, as included in the RAB, reflects the value of the associated taxes. Lastly, on a broader note, considering the potential impact of the measures outlined in Article 25, it is crucial to ensure that these are properly acknowledged by the government and regulator and factored into the investment cap applicable to DSOs in their Network Development Plans. This will help guarantee that the projects and investments necessary for the energy transition are effectively implemented within the required timeframes. Please find attached EDP complete note with additional details.
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Response to Technical specifications related to the format, frequency and quality of data on alternative fuels infrastructure

30 Dec 2024

EDP SA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the implementing regulation concerning data specifications and procedures for alternative fuels infrastructure. While we strongly support the overarching objectives of ensuring comprehensive data availability and accessibility across the European charging network, we must emphasize several critical aspects that require careful consideration to ensure both effective implementation and sustainable operation of charging infrastructure. The implementation of high-frequency data sharing requirements for public charging infrastructure presents a complex set of operational and economic challenges that warrant careful examination. The obligation to provide both dynamic and static data at one-minute intervals necessitates substantial investment in technical infrastructure. These fundamental operational requirements represent a significant cost burden that will inevitably influence the economic framework of Charge Point Operators. Recognizing the complexity of the requirements and the substantial technical development necessary for their implementation, we strongly recommend aligning all data requirement deadlines to April 14, 2026. This harmonization would provide operators with the necessary time to develop robust systems while ensuring the quality and reliability of the provided data. EDP SA maintains its strong commitment to supporting the development of an efficient, interoperable European charging network while ensuring the practical and sustainable implementation of data sharing requirements. The considerations and recommendations presented in this document are intended to contribute to the development of a robust and effective regulatory framework that serves the interests of all stakeholders in the electric vehicle charging ecosystem. We stand ready to engage in further technical discussions and provide additional input to refine these specifications and ensure their successful implementation. Our goal remains the advancement of sustainable mobility solutions while maintaining the economic viability of charging infrastructure operations
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Response to Common technical requirements for a common application interface for alternative fuels infrastructure data

30 Dec 2024

EDP SA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Delegated Act concerning common technical requirements for application programme interfaces in the context of alternative fuels infrastructure. The establishment of effective, standardized data exchange mechanisms is fundamental to achieving the objectives of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and fostering a truly integrated European charging network. The successful implementation of automated data exchange between operators and platforms fundamentally relies on adherence to common technical requirements. We strongly advocate for the adoption of the Open Charge Point Interface (OCPI) as the baseline open communication protocol for sharing required data types and establishing the common API integration standard across all member states. Clear guidance should be provided regarding the relationship between EU-level requirements and existing national solutions, with an emphasis on harmonization and reduction of redundant technical requirements. EDP SA remains committed to supporting the development of an integrated, efficient European charging network. We believe that adopting OCPI as the common protocol would significantly advance this goal while minimizing implementation complexities and costs. We stand ready to engage in further technical discussions to refine these requirements and ensure their successful implementation stem.
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Response to Standards for wireless recharging, electric road system and vehicle-to grid-communication of recharging infrastructure

30 Dec 2024

EDP SA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Delegated Regulation concerning technical standards for alternative fuels infrastructure. While we support the advancement of standardization efforts, several aspects of the current proposal would benefit from revision before adoption to ensure its effectiveness and practical feasibility. Clear and standardized definitions for critical terms such as 'newly built' and 'renovated' infrastructure would enhance effective implementation. The current approach of case-by-case evaluation, as indicated by the Commission's Q&A document issued in April 2024, may lead to varying interpretations across the European Union. A more standardized approach would provide clarity for operators and manufacturers alike, supporting efficient infrastructure deployment and market development. EDP SA remains committed to supporting the development of practical standards that advance the European Union's sustainability objectives. We believe that clear definitions and reasonable implementation requirements will facilitate successful deployment of charging infrastructure across the European Union. We look forward to further dialogue on refining these aspects of the regulation.
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Response to Data types for alternative fuels infrastructure

30 Dec 2024

EDP SA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Delegated Act introducing additional static and dynamic data types on alternative fuels infrastructure and amending Article 20(2) of the AFIR as of 14 April 2025. While we support the overall objective of improving data accessibility and interoperability in the EV charging ecosystem, we must emphasize several critical considerations regarding implementation and operational feasibility. A fundamental principle that must guide the implementation of these new requirements is the scope of Charge Point Operators (CPO) responsibility and control. It is essential to recognize that CPOs can only be reasonably expected to share and take responsibility for data that falls within their direct sphere of control and verification capabilities. The new data requirements must be carefully calibrated to avoid creating disproportionate administrative burdens for CPOs, particularly when compared to obligations placed on other sectors. This principle of proportionality is essential for maintaining fair market conditions and ensuring the sustainable growth of electric vehicle infrastructure. EDP SA remains committed to supporting the development of robust and efficient EV charging infrastructure while ensuring practical and fair implementation of regulatory requirements. We stand ready to engage in further dialogue with the Commission and other stakeholders to refine these requirements and establish an effective framework for data sharing in the EV charging ecosystem.
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EDP warns low-carbon hydrogen rules must not prolong fossil fuel use

25 Oct 2024
Topic — The European Commission is developing a methodology to certify greenhouse gas savings for low-carbon fuels.
Message — EDP calls for a full lifecycle analysis to prevent fossil fuel lock-in and ensure high capture rates. They also oppose including nuclear energy agreements to avoid displacing emissions from the power grid.123
Why — Stricter standards for low-carbon fuels protect the competitive advantage of EDP's renewable energy investments.4
Impact — Nuclear energy providers and fossil fuel companies would lose access to certification and green funding.56
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Response to Recommendation to promote the development of innovative forms of solar energy deployment

28 Mar 2024

EDP fully supports EUs ambitious renewable energy targets, in particular for solar energy, and welcomes ECs efforts to provide guidance to MS to accelerate the deployment of solar energy, including innovative forms of deployment. Solar energy is one of the cleanest and most abundant renewable energy sources available and it is a highly adaptable and versatile technology, ranging from small-scale installations BIPV on residential and commercial building rooftops or facades, to larger commercial systems and utility-scale projects, including agri and floating PV. Solar PV modularity allows to create innovative and sustainable solutions, considering the different needs and characteristics of the space, either in urban or agricultural landscapes, enhancing the efficient use of space and, when combined with other renewables and storage, maximising the use of grid capacity, and enabling the electrification and further decarbonisation. When developing and supporting innovative solutions, it must be considered the ones with the lowest possible impact on the environment and an efficient use of the infrastructures. Therefore, it is important to follow a holistic approach that also involves already existent infrastructures, taking them in a new direction towards decarbonisation and boosting their potential. However, there is still a long way to go regarding the support to solar innovative technologies. To harness solar PV potential and its contribution to meet the ambitious climate targets until 2050, the EU needs clear-cut and binding policies not only at EU level but also within each MS. It is necessary to remove regulatory and non-regulatory barriers, including permitting, through the fully, harmonised, and timely implementation of the revised RED and the agreed Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). Moreover, it is fundamental to foster an innovative ecosystem that scales-up innovative solutions, namely by facilitating dedicated funding while ensuring synergies among various funding mechanisms, and enabling innovation through experimentation spaces, regulatory sandboxes, and a stronger and agile cooperation among stakeholders. Finally, while taking a step forward towards Net-Zero, it should be taken into consideration that solar PV and, in particular, innovative forms of solar PV, still need to expand on a greater scale. Most PV panels (or their components) come from outside the EU and thus, it is important to keep in mind costs, timeframes and needed investments to build-up of domestic capacity in the EU, whilst promoting a constructive and strategic dialogue to ensure a stable and resilient supply chain, so we do not fall behind the carbon neutrality targets. In this context, the introduction of resilience criteria in renewable auctions should be carefully addressed, so the resilience considerations do not disproportionally weight, ultimately hampering the renewables deployment. Please find attached EDPs detailed comments.
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EDP urges harmonised EU rules for renewable energy auctions

1 Mar 2024
Topic — Commission guidance on using qualitative criteria in renewable energy auctions.
Message — EDP requests clear, transparent auction criteria and a harmonised EU framework. They also recommend price indexation to protect projects from inflation.12
Why — A stable indexation scheme would protect the company's profit margins from inflation.3
Impact — Consumers could face higher electricity prices if fragmented national rules increase costs.4
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Response to Assessment of the energy efficiency public funding support at Union and national level

26 Feb 2024

EDP welcomes EC commitment to accelerate the transposition and implementation of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and increase the needed investment in energy efficiency. EDP fully supports the upward revision of the EED, with more ambitious energy efficiency targets and measures to ensure an inclusive transition and to protect vulnerable consumers. The revised targets must go hand in hand with additional support and guidance for MS to implement the measures needed to reach the higher ambition and an enhanced monitoring role of the EC to track the progress and assess the impact of the adopted measures. Despite the potential assessment of an EU-wide energy efficiency mechanism, which might be relevant, in particular for more transversal projects, it is still necessary to take into account national specificities (e.g., climate conditions, characteristics of the existing building stock, income levels, type of industries and energy uses, energy mix in generation, etc.). It would be important however to harmonise some rules (e.g., more standardised application forms) and principles to better support implementation at MS level, and to provide tools that improve visibility over existing mechanisms to attract more private investment and overcome some entry barriers between different markets, in particular for companies operating at multi-geography level providing such solutions. Building on the work of EU Working Group - Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency and the report from 2021, an additional layer could also be included which is the assessment of savings resulting from such actions, either direct savings (e.g. energy bills, GHG emission reduction, avoided subsidies which are replaced by more permanent energy needs due to more sustainable solutions or better use of those support schemes in other essential needs), or indirect (e.g. mortality rates, public health service avoided costs related to the capacity to keep the houses at appropriate temperature levels or by improving the quality of air). You can find attached EDP's detailed comments.
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Response to Guidance to Member States and market actors to unlock private investments in energy efficiency (EED recast)

26 Feb 2024

EDP welcomes EC commitment to accelerate the transposition and implementation of the revised Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and increase the needed investment in energy efficiency. EDP fully supports the upward revision of the EED, with more ambitious energy efficiency targets and measures to ensure an inclusive transition and to protect vulnerable consumers. The revised targets must go hand in hand with additional support and guidance for MS to implement the measures needed to reach the higher ambition and an enhanced monitoring role of the EC to track the progress and assess the impact of the adopted measures. Increasing energy efficiency is one of the most important steps towards decarbonisation and energy security. However, the effects vary from one MS to another, for many different reasons, including the level of ambition that each MS has set on energy efficiency. Market failures and barriers (i.e., information asymmetry, streamlined access to funds, split incentives problems, etc.) are still there to tackle. In this regard, electrification is a huge opportunity to reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency and it should be prioritised in delivering the higher EU climate ambition. Given that existing public funds alone are insufficient to reach the ambition set for 2030, it is fundamental to unlock and attract more private investment by providing a stable and predictable regulatory framework, with clear funding mechanisms and guidelines, and a governance structure that enables monitoring of progress. Despite a substantial amount of funds, the EU needs more and better ways to use these funds in order to achieve the desired objectives. It is therefore important to simplify access and to create a solid EU level funding mechanism that do not exclusively rely on temporary funds, but rather promotes long-term investment incentives that reduce uncertainty for CapEx investments. You can find attached EDP's detailed comments.
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Response to Guidance to facilitate the designation of renewables acceleration areas

23 Feb 2024

EDP welcomes the provisions on renewables acceleration areas in the revised RED and the EC commitment to accelerate the transposition of the new permitting legal framework and the implementation of such areas. To achieve 2030 renewable energy targets, the EU shall essentially double wind and PV installed capacity. For that, Solar PV growth rate should continue at 2023 record levels of 47 GW/year and wind needs to more than double 2023 growth of 17 GW/years. For that to happen, significant improvement in terms of permitting timings is required. RAAs can contribute to achieve increased growth rates since projects in these areas benefit from a fast tracked process. It is important that RAAs are defined with a top down approach and bottom up input. The process to define the RAAs should be structured, harmonized across MS, and run as much as possible at the same time as the mapping of areas set in Article 15a. Besides, RAAS should be, at the latest, ready by February 2026 and thus the process should be conducted in a very agile manner. It should be noted that onshore, offshore, and solar PV do have different characteristics in terms of environmental impacts and thus the RAAs designation process should be technology specific. RAAs criteria should evolve with the technological solutions development. However, it is important to highlight that RAAs are not silver bullet since they will not be ready until 2026 (at the latest). It is equally important to accelerate and simplify the permit-granting procedures for renewable energy projects on non-RAAs and to comply with the deadlines defined in the framework of the adopted emergency measures. You can find attached EDP's detailed comments.
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Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and WindEurope and

15 Sept 2022 · State of the wind energy industry and supply chain

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Eurelectric aisbl

14 Sept 2022 · Energy Crisis response and Repower EU

EDP calls for fairer methodology for renewable hydrogen savings

17 Jun 2022
Topic — The Commission is establishing a methodology for greenhouse gas savings from certain renewable fuels.
Message — EDP requests that hydrogen produced from pure renewable electricity be attributed zero emissions. They argue current rules create an unfair field by ignoring the fuel's origin. They also propose adjusting emission benchmarks for different sectors like heating and cooling.123
Why — EDP would secure a competitive advantage for its high-quality renewable hydrogen production.4
Impact — Climate targets are undermined by weak emission standards for hydrogen in non-transport sectors.5
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Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

27 Apr 2022 · Electricity market design (proposal of Spanish and Portuguese governments)

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

22 Apr 2022 · Electricity prices and market intervention

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

27 Jan 2022 · The CEOs of the leading wind energy companies presented the key barriers to renewable energy project permitting they had experienced, and suggest some possible good practices for the upcoming Commission guidance on this topic.

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

29 Sept 2021 · Fit for 55

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

28 Sept 2021 · Hydrogen, renewables and energy systems integration. The issue of rising energy prices.

Meeting with Anne Funch Jensen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

28 Sept 2021 · Issues within the competition and digital portfolios

Meeting with Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner)

28 Sept 2021 · Decarbonisation projects of the EDP and possible EU support.

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

27 Sept 2021 · Renewable Energy Systems

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

10 Jul 2020 · Exchange of views on energy system integration and hydrogen strategies.

Response to Strategy for smart sector integration

8 Jun 2020

EDP - Energias de Portugal welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the EU Strategy for smart sector integration. Please find attached EDP - Energias de Portugal comments.
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Response to A EU hydrogen strategy

8 Jun 2020

EDP - Energias de Portugal welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the EU hydrogen strategy. Please find attached EDP - Energias de Portugal comments.
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Response to Union renewable Financing mechanism

3 Jun 2020

EDP believes that EU wide auctions for the deployment of renewable energy sources are beneficial, as they allow for greater scale and the optimization of resources. The proposed financing mechanism is an important step to achieve the EU targets, but there are some issues that are unclear or could be improved: 1. Article 6: Considering that third countries may be eligible to be host countries for the renewable projects, the Draft Act should be clear on whether there may be any distribution of statistical benefits in these cases and how double accounting may be avoided. As of now, the Draft Act only mentions host Member States and not host countries (including third countries). 2. Article 6(2): Host countries should be able to specify if they require any other criteria to be considered when awarding the grants. Additionally, from the wording of the Article, it seems that host countries can express their preference for a technology and an auction type, but the European Commission will finally decide on this. Given that host countries will be the ones dealing with the installed capacity from a system operation perspective, they should be able to decide which technology should be auctioned. 3. Article 6(3): In line with the previous comment, we believe that technology-specific auctions are better suited for the mechanism, based on the information provided by host countries. 4. Article 6(6): The use of the results of previous auctions as a benchmark to determine the ceiling may be misleading, due to different auctions having different specificities (such as contract duration, grid connection, future rights for grid connection, etc). The ceiling should come from limits provided by the contributing and host countries. 5. Article 9: Contributing Member States should be able to identify any geographical or technology restrictions for the use of their contributions. Also, if the contribution is made as a voluntary payment, the contributing Member State should also be entitled to specify if they require any other criteria to be considered when awarding the grants. 6. Article 16: The duration of the grants and the distribution of statistical benefits, should be specified, considering that the project’s lifetime may be extended with lower costs and without receiving further support. 7. Article 25(2) and Article 25(4): The host country should always receive some allocation of statistical benefits, even for the share of the project financed by union funds, as the installation of RES will force the host country to incur in costs due to the impact in the local infrastructure and market functioning. 8. Article 26(2) and Article 26(3): The distribution of statistical benefits should be derived based on the proposals from host and contributing countries, as specified in Article 6., to appropriately reflect system integration costs. As such, the proposed 20% allocation to host Member States should be a minimum benefit and the 50% a maximum benefit. 9. Ultimately, the benefits for host countries are not clearly identified and the investments could increase costs for consumers in host countries without providing a proper benefit. As such, the host countries should also receive a compensation from the financing mechanism, which should be reinvested in the energy sector, to cover the costs that will be incurred. 10. Finally, the possibility of the mechanism to also cover the potential production and export of energy vectors based on renewables or renewable electricity, such as renewable hydrogen, should be foreseen. Additionally, to foster the adoption of RES in heating and cooling and transport, projects that enable the consumption of renewable electricity or other energy vectors based on renewables should also be considered for eligibility.
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Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

15 Apr 2020 · Risk-preparedness in electricity sector, impact of crisis on clean energy investments, priorities of electricity sector for the upcoming energy initiatives under the Green Deal

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Eurelectric aisbl and

15 Apr 2020 · Risk-prepardness in electricity sector, impact of crisis on clean energy investments, priorities of electricity sector for the upcoming energy initiatives under the Green Deal.

Meeting with Francisco Barros Castro (Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira)

11 Feb 2020 · Talk about the activity of EDP in Brussels

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)

27 Nov 2018 · Long term strategy 2050; National energy climate plans

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and

27 Nov 2018 · Innovation in energy

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

27 Nov 2018 · energy policy

Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)

16 Oct 2018 · Meeting with Mr Luis Amado, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

19 Sept 2018 · Renewable energy

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE and

9 Jul 2018 · Energy Union and Climate Strategy

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

20 Dec 2017 · windfloat project

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE and

22 Nov 2016 · ETS reform

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete) and

15 Nov 2016 · Electricity Market Design

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy)

10 Nov 2016 · Energy issues

Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and ENEL SpA and

27 Sept 2016 · Energy policy

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

30 Jun 2016 · Market design

Meeting with Joachim Balke (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

30 Jun 2016 · Market design package

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)

9 Jun 2016 · Electricity Market Design

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and

23 Jun 2015 · Internal Electricity Market

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

15 Jun 2015 · Energy Union

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and TenneT Holding B.V. and

11 Feb 2015 · Energy Union